Thursday, May 14, 2015

Summer League, The Avengers, Dragon Ships, Paula Deen.

Wednesday our summer league started. What a crowd. The owners had managed to persuade quite a few people from other leagues which happen through the winter. We ended up with 9 teams but then a couple of people dropped out just before the start so the owners will have to re-arrange somewhat. Matt had a pretty good day with some really nice scores. Mine were better than my final average in the winter league, but that is not saying a heck of a lot. However, they weren’t disgraceful. What one of our friends calls a respectable score which I actually find a bit damning LOL.

I might say it was damned cold today. Everyone was complaining about it and it was windy too. Winter seems to have returned.

Tuesday night, I had obtained The Avengers from the library so I watched it. Not Matt’s scene at all. He is not into things which are impossible. He wants realism in his movies. However, I watched it. Alex J. Cavenaugh is highly in favour of this movie and it’s follow up and I can see why. Blood, Boobs and Carnage is a favourite saying of his and there was plenty of that, especially the carnage. They made a right wreck of New York City. There were also some space ships which, to me, looked like the Dragon of the Stars from his latest book but more so. I am not really up on Marvel comics so wasn’t 100% sure who all the “heroes” were. Never heard of the Black Widow before. However, I have since read up on the movie and figured out, more or less, who everyone was. I wondered why Superman wasn’t there, but I guess he wasn’t a Marvel comic character. I don’t know.

This is another of my all time favourite asparagus recipes. Paula Deen is a Southern Cook who made a name for herself with a restaurant called The Lady and Sons which she owns and operates in Savannah, Georgia. We actually went to the restaurant a long time before it became famous and before Paula appeared on her own TV cooking show. A very enterprising southern girl. She recently got into all kinds of trouble because she was sued because she used the “n” word. If you are interested, you can read more about it by following the link. She has had an interesting life.

If you like that kind of movie Helen, it's pretty good. My one complaint, like a lot of movies, there are scenes in the dark or shadow where you can't be sure what's happening. I normally watch them on my laptop but for some reason it wouldn't play. Maybe try again before I return it.

Doesn't sound like the Avengers is my scene either. I cannot stand nudity or gore in movies. The asparagus recipe IS my scene however! One of my friends' steak marinade recipe was chosen for the Seattle Great Steak Challenge in 2010 and she had to cook it at the Seattle Food Festival at the Space Needle and Paula Deen's sons were the judges. She didn't win unfortunately, but she did get to meet them and get autographed cookbooks and a nifty swag bag.

Not much in the way of nudity JoJo. But lots of bash 'em and smash 'em. That sounds fun to be in a Challenge like that. Her sons opened their own restaurant in NC on the islands I believe. Paula has written a lot of cookbooks.

It sounds like you will have fun bowling in the summer too. I liked the Avengers. I thought it was a good rollick. i remember the Paula Dean faux pas. i never totally believe the media since they do insert and edit things so one never gets the whole story. I love the show "Who Do You Think You Are" and she was on this last year. Quite interesting family history

Well if you call it fun to be constantly struggling to get a decent score, I guess it will be Birgit. LOL. Paula really took a pasting with that scandal and as you say, a lot of it was caused by the media. I felt very sorry for her. Don't know the show, but I bet is was interesting.

I wonder what you mean when you say it's a bit chilly. Our temp last night was 13 degrees Celcius which is 55 Fahrenheit and 27 degrees during the day( 80 Fahrenheit) is that chilly to you? It is to me!

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Happily married for 45 years, originally from the UK, living in Canada now. Interested in cooking, reading and wildlife conservation. Read more at http://satimaflavell.blogspot.ca/2009/02/fresh-fields-reading-and-recipes.html